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Reading's country girl (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perusal

'reading's' is the definition.
(perusal is a kind of reading)

'country girl' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'peru' (Peru is an example).
'girl' becomes 'Sal' (feminine given name).
'peru'+'sal'='PERUSAL'

(Other definitions for perusal that I've seen before include "worth a close look" , "Scanning, reading" , "Careful reading" , "Thorough reading" , "Study or scrutiny" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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